Public Agency Grants for October 2025

Caltrans: Community Cleanup and Employment Pathways (CCEP) 

Deadline: November 1st, 2025 

Amount: $200,000 

Apply: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5a48c9767f77475795c6871a6e96dc7c

The grant proposal is the foundation for securing funding under the CCEP Grant Program. The proposal must demonstrate how the applicant will use grant funding to meet the program’s core objectives through locally led, community-driven efforts. Proposals should clearly articulate the public benefit of the proposed activities, particularly in disadvantaged or underserved communities.

BJA: Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

Deadline: Deadline to submit SF-424 in Grants.gov: October 27, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Deadline to submit application in JustGrants: November 3, 2025, by 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time Amount: up to $2,000,000 

Match: No 

Apply: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2025-172468 

This program will address key drivers of violence and reduce violent crime by utilizing more collaborative, community-oriented approaches to advance public safety and improve police-community relations through a variety of strategie

HCD: Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP) 

Deadline: March 31st, 2026 

Amount: Not specified 

Match: Not required 

Apply: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/prohousing-incentive-program 

Eligible Applicants must use award funds towards planning or implementation activities related to housing and community development and limited to activities that conform with eligible uses pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 50470(b)(2)(D)

HCD: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program 

Deadline: January 30, 2026 

Amount: Up to $34 million available in total. Maximum award per jurisdiction is $3.6 million. ● Competitive Grants: Public Service and Planning grants are capped at $300,000 each. ● OTC Grants: Projects up to $3.3 million; Housing or Economic Development Programs up to $1.5 million. 

Match: Not required 

Eligibility: Non-entitlement cities, counties, and Units of General Local Government (UGLGs) in California. Nonprofits and Tribes can receive funding via subrecipient agreements with eligible applicants. 

Apply: https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/vyjsqf2kekyx 

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) announces the availability of approximately $27 million in funding available through the federal Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) for the 2025 funding year. If additional resources become available either through disencumbrances of prior year funding or through the availability of future year funding. The objectives of the CDBG program are to develop viable communities by the provision of decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for the benefit of Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) persons, families, households, and neighborhoods. 

T-Mobile Hometown Grant 

Deadline: Rolling 

Amount: $50,000 max 

Match: No 

Eligibility: Cities, Counties, Non-Profits with a community population of under 50k

Apply: https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants#FAQs  

The T-Mobile Hometown Grants program funds projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in your town. Projects should be shovel-ready, physical builds or improvements that can be completed within 12 months of receiving Hometown Grants funding. 

Examples of eligible projects include but are not limited to: adaptive uses of older and historic buildings into community gathering spaces, improvements to outdoor parks or trails, and technology projects for the public library. 

Funds may not be used for: engineering and architectural plans or fees, salaries or annual operating expenses, or reimbursement for projects that are already completed. Hometown Grants are intended for “shovel-ready projects”. Information required for your application includes: • Project plan proposal with a detailed budget and timeline 

Waste Management Charitable Giving Program 

Deadline: Continuous

Amount: Not specified

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organization or public organizations where any donations requested will be used exclusively for public purposes.

Apply: http://www.wm.com/about/community/charitable-giving.jsp 

Healthy thriving communities depend on involved citizens, organizations and corporate partners for momentum. We lend our support and services to causes that promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization. Every community has its own challenges, and we strive always to be part of problem solving initiatives. WM is most motivated to support programs that support environment, environmental education, and causes important to the areas they operate.